Abstract- Elemental: Cinniuint Tine is a story based on the Elements of Pagan and Celtic culture. It follows Kiyoshi, A fiery Red Mage from Rutilian on his route to either his destruction, or his salvation. You decide what happens. It all leads to the day of Cinniuint Tine.

Genre- Celtic Fantasy
Platform- RPG Maker VX

Story
10 years ago Rutilian was attacked by a powerful magic known only as the “Akasha”. The Mage was able to take control of one of Rutilain's inhabitants and combine his power with theirs, to create an awful force that overrun a powerful city, into ruin.

The Akasha, as he called himself, took control of the entire continent, includinng “Lonely Heights”. The tower which was believed to lead to the Elemental Guardians. Thankfully due to the curage of a Young mother and her husband. Rutilain and indeed the whole of Baidheil was saved. But at a heavy price.
The inhabitant knowing nothing of what he had done could not be punished. Instead the truth was hidden between many a story. 10 Years later and the Akasha is once again among them...and the day of Cinniuint Tine is fast approaching. and upon that day.
A horrible Choice must be made.


Setting

World History :
The world of Elemental: CT is known as Báidheil, (BA-id-HEEL), and is divided into four main continents, each of which holds one of the four Mages:

• Teó: Yellow Mage
• Aingeal: Red Mage
• Deuraich: Blue Mage
• Talamh: Green Mage

The Legend of Elemental Heights:
There is also a legend about a fifth continent known as "Elemental Heights" an over-world temple, where the Elemental Guardians watch over the four continents, however this has not been proven and some believe it not to exist:
"In 200AP Elemental Heights, was created situated above the mortal world below where the humans worshiped the Pagan Gods...The first Mages were born, each born to one of the five Elemental Powers: Earth, Water, Fire and Soul. Their elemental Colours became their names, Red for Fire, Green for Earth, Blue for Water and White for soul. Years past and the five mages grew closer and yet something seemed uncertain. Tensions began to grow as a power struggle ensued between the Red and White Mages,
Things eventually got out of hand, a battle waged between the two Mages; they destroyed the Elemental Temple, The Green Mage decides that something needed to be done and a meeting was called, this was to become known as the first meeting of the Elemental Guardians. All but one of the Mages turned up to discuss what was to become of their future...and how the Elementals can live on...

After much discussion the Elemental Guardians decide that to end this they where to divide the world below into different continents, and place the different villagers into the continents where they would live as the New Mages..." from the Legend of Elemental Heights.


Cities of Báidheil



Continent: Aingeal
Race:Red Mage
Head of Town: Mayorship
Environmental Abilities: Fire Teleportation
Economy: Red Rubies and Fire Pearls.
Military: Yes
Climate: Humid
Trade: Salamander Blood [medicine], Lava [energy source]



Description:
Rutilian is built inside a volcano, the surrounding area is very barren and humid. Rutilian is made up of two layers. The top layer, is where the Red Mages live. However there is also a series of Tunnels that go deep underneath, however it is full of Lava. The Tunnels were created to protect the Women and Children of Rutilian 19 years ago when the Akasha destroyed Rutilian. Since the attack, they have slowly rebuilt Rutilian, but to ensure that they were prepared. The Rutilian Military was created. However many people argue that they have done more damage to the people of Rutilian than Akasha had done previously. Although Mayor Baylin is meant to be in charge some say that it is the Military who runs the city.







Continent: Deuraich
Race:Blue Mage
Head of Town: Brimlad Government
Environmental Abilities: Nusuma. Water Healing
Economy: Blue Rubies and Blue Shells
Military: No
Climate: Temperate/Cold
Trade: Steam, Water Potions, Water Shields, Daggers, Seahorse Blood


Description:

Brimlad is home to the largest Trade Market in the whole of Báidheil, making it a traders heaven, the only place in Báidheil that people travel to visit. Brimlad is run completely by steam, something that for a Water Based Nation like the Blue Mages isn't a problem at all...


All Blue Mages, have the ability to learn something known as Nusuma, an ability that if learnt correctly can manipulate people or objects. There is a large underground school below the main City, the School is completely frozen over, to ensure that the students can learn to manipulate their surroundings. In this school they are also taught how to heal themselves using Water.






Continent: Talamh
Race:Green Mage
Head of Town: Royalty
Environmental Abilities:
Economy:Green Rubies
Military: No
Climate: Tropical
Trade: Stone, Herbs,

Description:

The beautiful forest region of Aarderian, is known for the outstanding scenery, and beauty, however not all of it has outstanding beauty, just outside the village is the Talamh Swamp, where a lot of the more...unsociable Green Mages, decide to hang out. It's always better to avoid there when possible.
The Town itself is a simple Tropical paradise. You can easily get lost in it's outstanding wooded areas.




Continent: Teó
Race:Yellow Mage
Head of Town: None
Environmental Abilities: Air Surfing
Economy: Yellow Rubies
Military: No
Climate: Tropical
Trade: None


Description:

Far away from the hustle and bustle of the larger villages, lies the small island of Gaisu, home to the Yellow Mages, their nation is small, and therefore peaceful they keep themselves isolated from the world, and prefer not to bring attention to themselves, however sailors say that they can hear chorus' of singing from above the island followed by a strange light...


Characters



Name: Kiyoshi

Concept Art:


Age: 20

Gender: Male

Biography:
Kiyoshi is a descendant of the Red Mages. He lives in the quiet village of Rutilan. He lives in the shadow of his father, who wants him to follow in his footsteps and become a high level Red Mage�€�or at least do as he was told!!! However Kiyoshi wants to just enjoy his life he wants to see the world and make as many friends as possible.
He, like his ability are very fiery and enjoys being the centre of attention, although kind at heart he is easily angered, and rushes into things without thinking a lot of the time! Due to the fact that his father is the Mayor of the village, there is a lot of pressure on him to be a perfect son, which creates a lot of mixed emotions towards his dad, he cares about his dad however the more he tries to make him happy it just seems to be shoved back into his face so now he has adopted the I don�€™t give a sh*t attitude�€�However soon he will have to make a decision that will change his life!

Weapons:

• Flame Sword
• Dragon Blade
• Dragon Gauntlet

Vocal Introduction

Name Ren

Concept Art:


Age:  19

Gender:  Female

Biography

She is a fun loving 19 year old, who has a scary need to destroy anyone who gets in her way�€�Namely Kiyoshi
She has a tattoo on her back that represents "Nusuma a secret ability that only Blue Mages can use, which when used correctly can affect the way a person thinks behaves and acts.
She is completely different from the rest of the Blue Mages, who are known to be a peaceful race�€� She is original and if you don�€™t like it: �€� You can add it to her list of offenses!�€�

Weapons:

• Seahorse Daggers (pictured left)
• Water Wand(Activates Nusuma Magic)

Vocal Introduction

Screenshots:



Credits
Character Art: Jackal
Music: AngelsDen and Simon Hertler
Story: Jonnie19
Logo: Croixiane
Ren: Roxie
Kiyoshi: Gianni

Script Credits:
Yanfly
KGC and Mr Anonymous
Hanzo Kimura
modern algebra 
GB Production
Shanghai
Touchfuzzy
RFTD
IceDragon
SojaBird
BulletXt
Omegas7
Woratana
Synthesize
Mithran
Kread EX

Special Thanks to:
Kread EX
Roxie
Jackal


Features

Listed below are a few of the custom features implemented into Elemental, all features are listed with background from the world of Elemental CT:

MP System: All Red Mages have Fire Essence running through them, the only Mage to have the ability to use the essence of their Element however it is the only thing that controls their actions, In Rutilian there is an unlimited amount, and they have an unlimited amount. If at any point their Essence runs out, they become unpredictable and uncontrollable.
When travelling around Red Mages, must ensure they have a good supply of Fire Potion, otherwise they can become disorientated, confused, frozen to the spot or at worse fall unconscious!
Prayer Points:
All Mages are taught that prayer is essential. Faith brings them strength, and power as the strive to be successful. Prayer Altars are situated all around Báidheil. Each altar has it's own prayer, each prayer has it's own song. Each song activates the powers within the Altar...

Character Choice
At the begining of the game you can choose which character you play as. Depending on how you run the story is dependent on what scenes you view, the ending you receive and also how much influence you have on Kiyoshi's decision...

Good stuff there, Jonnie! I'm a bit floored at how well the mapping looks with XP tiles in VX. I know it can be done, but it's still quite impressive all the same. Perhaps when you have some spare time you can draw up a tutorial on how to map in VX using XP tiles.

The story synopsis sounds a tad off, and the first sentence could be broken into 2 or 3 sentences to be more coherent. Other than that, this is looking good. I can't help but think this would have made a decent action adventure if handled correctly.

Unfortunately, you've set the bar too high for me. Not only do I need to step up the pace with my own project, but it's not going to look anywhere as nice as yours in terms of mapping.

It's amazing how easy it is using XP in VX, although I must say...that I am not to be exalted with my mapping as much as you have! Purely because one member of the team, (who recently quit) spent hours and hours working with me teaching me how to map...without him I'd be a shadow of the mapper I am today... He created the World Map himself, and Kudos to him cause it looked amazing, and I was sad that he decided to quit. But that's how the Game Development world goes I suppose

It is quite an action/adventure... it kinda encompasses alot of genre's but due to the Celtic and Pagan research that went into this game, it kinda turned into a Fantasy/Action Adventure

I must admit, one thing I did struggle with, was trying to give details about the story of the game, without ruining some of the important spoilers of the game. I may attempt to re-write the story-line at some point. I wanted to give an overview of the beginning of the story, and the above is actually a section of the original story that I wrote for this game. It's basically what the protagonist, Kiyoshi, is saying in summary of what just happened to him...this is before they end up in Rutilian Underground.

in the realms of setting the bar too high, I must protest there are many projects that make mine look like it's come out of a beginners sack....

Updates:

Added another character Bio which has come directly from the Blog:


Áva
(picture to come)

Age: 21

Sex: Female

Description:

Áva is the cute one of the group, she is the one who will act sweet to everyone…but cross her, and she will be sarcastic and sour back. She’s a sweet girl, living in the free spirited island of Gaisu, not much will phase her, she’ll always stay calm…well unless Ren starts again…

Am also hiring more voice actors, due to lack of contact from people, and also we have Ren's sprite from Roxanne410...the irony is the fact that Roxanne is actually the Voice Actress who plays Ren, which i thought is relatively Ironical

Waiting on my Artist to give me all the updated character Busts for the main characters, including Áva (the new character and Bio i have added)
More updates to come soon..including a new Screenshot of Deuraich Swamp, a nasty looking place but is completed much easier, thanks to the introduction of Celianna's Tiles, which match her Parallaxing tileset, making my life slightly easier

So...That's all for now

Please comment and give feedback it all is duely noted, and i try to reply to all comments as soon as possible

Another update for you to enjoy:


Aarderian Swamp- Hmmm....what can I say about the Swamp, it's the first place where they meet Daichi (information to come soon) However, the way they meet is lets just say rather interesting....more details to come soon


For those intregued by this story be sure to check out Sula: Cinniuint Tine. The short story which prequels this game

I don't find the inconsistency of the graphic-styles of the different tilesets you use for all the maps very appealing.
Are they only temporary?

My opinion is based only about your screenshots.
The screen of the jungle is so different from the others.... why you use a background that is so realistic ?
And why you use the "lateral-vision" only in that map ?

p.s. the world map is very good and cool ! It's different from the other projects !

What maps in particular seem inconsistent? There are two different styles that are used mainly, which is Lunerea and Celianna.
The outside maps are made from XP style maps As far as I know there are only two styles of graphics used Celianna's and Lunerea's and XP's Maps



The lateral vision is only a demo map, that map won't actually be seen in the game itself.
It is just an example of maps to come. an idea of a map

The Brimlad style, and the XP style (imo) don't go well the Celiana and Lunarea.

Well, I can see what you mean by the XP not fitting to well lol, and the current Rutilian underground, will be changed, to reference these errors

However I am quite surprised that you feel that the Brimlad style doesn't fit, due to the fact that the Brimlad tileset was made by Celianna herself and was made outta of edits of her other tilesets, thank you very much though for letting me know. sometimes you get so used to your maps that it doesn't seem so different

Updates:

I have updated the Story section, to be slightly less "confusing"...or so I hope. I am still trying to avoid revealing too much of the Plot, which with the Story it's sometimes very difficult...

There has been alot of changes to the story line after a recent thread discussion. there is alot of background knowledge which makes the game more interesting Once I have updated the story thread over in the other forum I shall post the link for you guys to see



Recruitment Requests

I am now looking for some people who are interested in joining in helping with the creation of Elemental: Cinniuint Tine.

Currently I am hiring:

• Spriter: Unfortunately my old spriter died with the troubles of VX.net, so am looking for someone who would like to help out with the sprites, Currently I would need around 5-7 character Sprites...
• Scripter: There are three different scripts that I would like created, or at least assistance in the creation. All details can be given on application.
• Artist This is mainly for HUD and Window designs as I already have a character Artist
  
• Parallax Mapper I am also looking for a Parallax Mapper, purely because this project is based off of mainly parallax maps, already this project is using over 30 Parallax maps, and that is only for the begining.

For members wishing to apply for the post please use the following template:

Some more updates for you...Yes I am that outstanding, I'm able to prepare for having twins...AND i'm still able to give a nice update for the game

I am currently working on the database, sorting out the Rune's for the C.R.E. (Custom Rune Engine) I am also working on some Trade Events, and also editing some of the maps as it turns out they are slightly smaller than I anticipated. It'll come together

Now...for a graphical update:

In an above update, I introduced Áva, the newest member to the Party...she now has finally come to life....



Thanks again to Jason/Jackal for working on that, there is some editing to be made, we haven't died and are still going strong However we are still looking for a Scripter and a Parallax Mapper

Feedback always welcome

Explain to me why the houses are smaller than the character.

Because that area is the world map, and I haven't shrunk them yet

Game Updates:

Currently, I am in the midst of working on Brimlad Market and Trade Center Item lists; this will include the Rune Trade List.
Oh what fun. So many object combinations so little time lol.

I've also now updated the website, which has changed servers and has a whole new look. Things are slightly bare at the moment, but check out the Character Pages, for some more facts about the Characters.

I'm also working on some new Video Teaser Trailers so you can begin to see some of the progress of the maps.
I've also been working on Ren's home, which had to have some editing due to the change of sprite type to Emmych's instead of the default Chibi sprites.

Thats all for updates now, will speak soon!

Website looking FANTASTIC! Great job And Ava looks awesome :') It's great to see what she finally looks like.
Good job!

Thanks Roxie Always full of support, I've also sent you an email again...let me know if you didn't get it and I'll send it through RRR

Anyway onto updates:

Still working on the C.R.E, Scripting isn't my thing, but until I can gain a scripter, what can I do.

On top of the CRE I'm working on the Database at the same time...(They come hand in hand really...)
I've completed the Bottled Souls; the Potions and Phoenix down of E:CT.
All 24 Runes have also been created and added to the Database and the C.R.E database.
I'll be adding the information this evening, just before work.
Speak soon

Jonnie19

Updates:

Albeit small...There is likely to be an opening for an Artist coming soon. Elemental is on tender-hooks at the moment, I'm never leaving it alone or giving it up. It's just going very slowly right now... Due to lack of contact from my Artist...

A big shout out to Lato, who has made us some custom Icons for Elemental. Am currently putting all the icons together.

If you are interested in working for Elemental as an Artist please let me know. I am interested in hiring people also. If needs must. Please let me know via PM if you are interested...

I can't help but be good at what I do If you need some more stuff we can probly do a resource trade. The game is getting there, I hate that Kingdom took me so long to finish but there is something to be said about sticking to your game and never giving up, its good to see someone else as dedicated as myself.

Depending on what kind of art you need, I may be able to help you out until you find someone full time, or I find more time XD. Just let me know.

I've been working on this project for four years now a very rough four years at that. We lost one of the biggest members who actually helped start this project off due to the fact he felt it would never get finished, so he gave up and that was the project became more difficult, but I still continued. Been battling to ensure that my team stays together purely because we work so well together. But I'm like stuck between a rock and a hard place now lol.

I will most likely need a few more Icons from you, and especially as you are working towards doing tileset extra's I'll probably need some extra addons. You'll be the first person I'll come to Lato XD



It's mainly sprites and character busts. One of the important features of my game is a full body bust on all of the conversation. Each of which are interactive and change depending on the text. Sadly my artist hasn't really been in much contact. But we'll see.

I am looking for some sprites, but until the Character Art is done. I have very little to go off of. Descriptions can only do so much...

But it's good to know that we have people who are still supporting the project.... Thanks to you all

We now have a release date. September of next year. Elemental Cinniuint Tine will be released to the public. Also thanks to Kickstarter FINALLY allowing UK applicants...I will also be creating a Kickstarter project...The video will be posted here first for you to see.

Right. I've been a patient developer but enough is enough. So Elemental Project is re-hiring an artist. We are looking for someone to help us finally finish this game up.

I am looking for a Character Artist willing to do character busts, The Character busts will be the main bulk of the workload. Due to the fact that it is part of the main Scenes of the games.
I am rather devastated that I've had to remove Jackal/Jason from the team, cause his art work was very good. But he sadly took way to long, and came up with too many excuses. So he's now been dropped. I wish him all the best in future projects and hope that he goes far!

There is a lot of background progress, however sadly due to lack of content from my artist the project started to grind to a halt. So I'm looking for an artist who would be interested in working with me.

I am willing to do Resource Trade, and even commission if someone is interested enough
Please let me know asap and I look forward to working with one of you

You want a artist? Go to the art man I have a # of good artists on my staff, you should have let me know things were desperate, of course they mostly work for commison, examples of there work is the char art for Kingdom RPG and Kingdom Caligulia. Let me know what you think, maybe we can work something out.

I may be misunderstanding your post, Lato, but are you offering someone else's time for commission? Should you not be offering your own time as an artist for this? Or allow the other artists to post themselves if they have the time and or desire to help? Forgive me if I misunderstood, but I would be rather cross if someone just decided that I could do work for someone if I did not have the time or interest.

On another note, if you do not find an artist by the time I get tablet in a week or two, I will see if I can't assist you, Jonnie, no charge of course.

Ah let me try to explain better, I was offering my companies services, I do of course love to do char art but I am not good enough to to have my stuff used in games. However my team of artists are. My artists don't get cross with me because I pay them, and get there work noticed.
But I only offered because he said the situation was desperate, I do like to help you guys out and make deals

Best of luck to all of you.

Rather interesting world btw when the "<insert color here> Mage" is indication of the specific races.

Not to mentions a rather unusual setting this game seems to have.

Unusual Setting care to elaborate what you mean?

Your storyline for the game sounds rather original. World feels very defined even though the game is not even out yet.

Oh yes, the world is highly developed. Each world is ready to go, all I need is some more people to give me a hand so I can finish my project. I've got some really outstanding Voice Actors, they've been working so hard to keep this project going!

I also may have an Artist again